KT Rama Rao condemns lathi charge on police job aspirants

BRS working president KT Rama Rao condemned the lathi charge on unemployed youth and police job aspirants in Dilsukhnagar. He demanded the release of detained protesters, sought recruitment for 20,000 police constable vacancies and accused the government of ignoring employment promises.

Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao strongly condemned the lathi charge on unemployed youth and police job aspirants who were staging a peaceful and democratic protest in Dilsukhnagar. He accused the Congress government of suppressing democratic dissent instead of addressing legitimate employment demands.

He condemned the arrest of unemployed JAC leaders and students during the protest and demanded their immediate and unconditional release. He also demanded a mega recruitment notification to fill 20,000 police constable vacancies in the Police Department.

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In a statement, Rama Rao said the police action against government job aspirants seeking recruitment notifications exposed the Congress government’s arrogance and authoritarian attitude. He questioned whether using force against peacefully protesting youth was the “Indiramma Praja Palana” (Indiramma’s people’s governance) promised by the Congress.

The BRS working president said that despite repeated protests by students and unemployed youth across Hyderabad and universities, the ruling Congress had failed to respond to demands for filling vacant posts in various government departments. He accused the Congress of betraying unemployed youth after promising two lakh government jobs per year, mega recruitment drives and a job calendar before coming to power.

He said more than 20,000 vacancies existed in the Police Department, but the government was reportedly planning to fill only around 5,000 posts. He said such a move would be unfair to thousands of aspirants who had spent years preparing for recruitment examinations despite financial hardships.

Warning the government against attempting to silence unemployed youth through police action, Rama Rao said genuine concerns and demands could not be suppressed with lathis. He urged the government to fulfil key demands, including the recruitment of 20,000 constables and age-relaxation measures for job seekers. He asserted that the BRS would stand by unemployed youth and students if the government failed to address their concerns.